I just rode on the subway with a woman who had two pet white rats on her shoulders. She snorgled shamelessly with them the whole ride and they didn’t show any inclination to explore farther than her lab. The kids (and, er, at least one adult) on the subway were entranced, but I hate to say that most of the adults clearly had the willies. Such a shame, they were sweet, adorable, and very inquisitive!

i don’t get what people have against rats either. they’re adorable <3. my bf's grandmother had one, and he was such a sweetheart XD. a mischievous cookie-snatcher who'd crawl up my leg and into my lap in an attempt to steal the cookie out of my hands, sure, but still a sweetheart. He loved his scritches.

“Man, I was SO drunk last night!”
“How drunk were you?”
“I was seeing pink elephants.”
“Oh, you see pink elephants EVERY time you get drunk.”
“But THESE pink elephants were BARFING BABY RATS.”
“I’m putting Betty ford on speed dial.”